&quot;You'd have thought after four games without a win he'd have suffered enough.&quot; -- A BBC commentator after discovering that Bolton coach Sam Allardyce took a midweek trip to attend a Celine Dion concert in Las Vegas. Read the whole story

A day after assuring Manchester City fans that he wasn't planning on leaving for MLS in January, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna helped Man City win its first road game of the season, 3-1 over Aston Villa. Reyna, coming off two performances that Man City coach Stuart Pearce called outstanding, ... Read the whole story

American Kristine Lilly is one of three finalists for the FIFA Women's World Player award. Lilly, who game-winning goals gave the USA the Gold Cup and Peace Queen Cup championships this fall, is joined by Germany's Renate Lingor and Brazil international Marta as finalists. Lilly, the world record holder with ... Read the whole story

Pachuca tied Toluca, 1-1, in the first leg of the Mexican semifinals using mainly reserves on Wednesday. The regulars were rested for Thursday's Copa Sudamericana first-leg final on Thursday against Chile's Colo Colo (TV: Fox Sports en Espanol, 8 pm ET). Pachuca will advance to the Mexican league final with ... Read the whole story

Austrian Max Merkel coached four clubs to league titles in three countries and coached the Dutch national team. As a player, he was capped by Germany in 1939 and Austria in 1952. As a coach and later as a columnist for Bild, Merkel was known for his sense of humor ... Read the whole story

Men who play soccer three to four times a week and who wear size 9 shoes are being sought by Reebok's Human Performance Engineering Lab to serve as product testers. Contact Erik da Silva at: erik.dasilva@reebok.com Read the whole story